The Vampire Wars - Part1 - The Shadows of York

[Hiroki]

Im the street, near Tathars mansion. ( 1:16 AM )

 

After being hit, the growth continued to spread, uneffected by the impact. It slowly moved down the street from the manhole from which it came. It was growing twords the small all night bar that was close by. The food creating an easy source of energy for it.

 

The growth slowly spread up onto the sidewalk, just outside the buildings doors. None of them men inside the bar had yet to notice the strange thing growing ever closer to them, continueing to eat as they normally did. The growth would not take long, however...

[Mandalorian54]

((It's the middle of the night you know, a diner would be closed. Why don't you change the diner to a bar.))

[Hiroki]

(( By the way, I changed it to bar. ))

[Mandalorian54]

Tathar's Mansion 1:30AM

 

Miryia now stood facing eleven of her best men, each uniformly dressed in black night stealth combat gear including black kevlar and helmets. Armed with assult rifles, pistols, knives, and grenades, they were a feirce looking bunch.

 

Miryia's team was ready, now she waited for Sain. Sain walked into the room just then and aproached Miryia, "Alright Miryia, I've assembeled four teams of twelve. I need to know what you know so I can send three teams out and one is going to stand by for back up if any of us get into trouble and need some help."

 

"Alright then..." Miryia agreed and backtracked through her mind to the events of the night. "First things first, the subway station. Theres the lizard men, Lycan, and our missing Night Hawkes. My search team and I are going after our missing persons, I think we should leave the Lycan for another day but keep an eye on the area in case the apear. The lizard men may need to be kept watch on as well but I don't think we should go any further than that yet. At least not until we learn a bit more about them first."

 

Sain nodded as he listened, "Agreed so far."

 

"Hmm...there was a strange growth I passed on the way here, it almost crashed us, one team might want to check that out."

 

"Okay, anything else?"

 

"No acctually that's it."

 

"Alright then, one team in the train station, one to check up on the growth, and one for back up, leaving one extra. And it's exactly what we need. See, while you were assembling your team our police network has been really buissy. The subway station is becoming more complicated and not long ago another subway station reported a strange growth as well."

 

Miryia nodded in agreement, "So the last team will go to the second subway station to check up on the second growth?"

 

"Yep, I think we're all set."

 

"Okay then, I'll keep in radio contact. My team is heading to the subway station if one of your teams want's to tag along. Where's the back up team going?"

 

"I, with the back up team will wait at a safe house in mid town in between the two subway stations so that they're evenly close to everyone. And a team will meet you in front of the mansion to follow you to the subway station."

 

They both agreed and Sain left the room.

 

*****

 

Subway station A 1:35 AM

 

A pair of police officers, one with a box of donuts and the other with a tray of cofees, strolled merily down the sidewalk towards the subway station. Along the way they exchanged conversation. When they aproached the station they noticed no one was around. The both curiously made their way down the stairs and paused halfway when they noticed the horrific display before them. For a moment they stared speachless, the coffee and donuts fell down the stairs leaving splatter and icing all over the steps.

 

*****

 

Subway station B 1:35 AM

 

Police cars arrive in response to distress calls and evacuate and baricade the station. The police are there only to prevent people from going in but make no attempt to enter or investigate themselves. A special team is on it's way for that.

[Hiroki]

Subway Station A ( 1:41 AM )

 

As the two Police stood speechless, looking onwards as there fellow officers lay dead on the ground, a lone figure appeared in the shadows before them, quickly darting from piller to piller in the underground subway station. Both of the policemen, now shaking feverishly, pulled out there Colt .45's, there hands trembling rapidly, as they try and focus on the approaching figure.

 

"S-Stop...! Put your h-hands up...and c-come into the light!!" One of them managed to studder.

 

What they heard next, could have never been made by a human. It was a clicking sound, like you might hear from beetle, followed by several high-pitched chittering sounds. Before they had time to react, or speak again, the figure darted forward, and up to the first step of the stares. The light now clearly showed its vastly inhuman figure.

 

It stood around 4'8, its head looked like a strange combination of an ant and a bee's, its eyes where slick, red, pupiless, emotionless oval rubies. In between them where two constantly twitching antenna.

 

Its body was separated into different sections, like that found on a bee or wasp, though it did not appear to have a stinger, or any sort of appendage of the sort. The whole body appearing to be a carpase which covered every inch of its frame. On its upper body, it possessed two long, boney arms, not unlike an ants, but at the end, was a three fingered hand, the fingers ending in sharp points.

 

The legs on its lower half where similer to its arms, though longer, and slightly thicker. They also ended in three toes, two in the front, and one at the back of the heel, for balance.

 

It looked up at them, its inhuman chitter echoing throughout the subway station. One of the policemen's mouth hung open, his scream being frozen by sheer fright, he rose his gun roughly in the creatures direction, squeezing the trigger. The gun fired, bullets pinging off the floor beside the creature, the police mans hand too shaky to properly aim.

 

But he would have no time to regain himself. The insect leaped forward, its three fingered hand gripping his arm within its grasp. The police man suddenly cried out in pain as the sound of his arm snapping rang threw the subway station.

 

A louder, near-inhuman scream was heard again, as the creatures other clawed hand was plunged into the cops chest, the three fingers gripping several bones of his ribcage, tearing them loose, blood and marrow splattering on its carpase, as it plunged the ribs into the mans heart, blood shooting from it, as it attempted to pulse, even as the knives, that he once called his ribcage protruded from it.

 

The creature released its grip, the other man falling to the ground, lifeless. The other police man in such shock that he had only managed to aim his gun in this time, the bullets he fired wising well over the insects head. The creature quickly turned, gripping his wrist with its clawed fingers, sinking them into his wrist, blood pouring from the wound as the man screamed thunderously, squeezing the trigger, the gun now pointed at the ceiling, rapidly firing.

 

The beast twisted the cops wrist, its claws sinking deeper in, un till it reached his bone, breaking through it, the marrow mixing with the endless flow of blood, as it tore the screaming officers hand from his arm, leaving a spewing stump of blood, as he held it with his other arm, dropping to his knee's, screaming in tears. The chittering insect looked down at him, parting its large ant-like mandibles, before it lunged forward, quickly cleaving the mans head from his shoulders.

 

The head lay on the stares now, the eyes rapidly blinking for a few seconds, before it becoming still. The lone Acurade made its way back into the subway, going to rejoin its brothers.

[Darth NeoVenom]

On the street of York (1:45AM)

 

Sabrina and Lucas proceed their way towards the Assembly. "I guess we have to investigate this whole subway incident tomorrow. Right now, we just have to tell everyone. Sabrina and Lucas look around while Sabrina taps on the wall. A slide panel opens and the door opens as they step in. Immediately, after Sabrina and Lucas stepped in, the door closes. Sabrina proceed to the communication center. She informs the rest of the Night Stalkers about the incident that her and Lucas encountered in the subway station.

 

Flicking on a couple of switches, Arcon, the leader of the Night Stalkers contacts Dark Shadows and informs the leader of the Lycans, NeoVenom, that there might be a new threat around the subway systems and to be aware.

[Apologetic]

A small base under the Park [Time of the Train Wreck]

 

Ap slept in his bunk When Robbins came in and woke him up.

"Ap Sumthing just happend, what ever it was ut made this place shake a bit."

"Im up..." Ap stretched "What've we got?"

"I don't know much more than what ever it is it has Lycan and vamp all over it"

"So you're thining we should reveal our selves..."

"Im just saying we need to be on the offense for once! Ever since we woke up all you wantd to do was hide from all these problems!"

"NO! I WAS TRYING TO PROTECT US! What would people think if we had shown them what we could do? You know what happend when I first transformed? I was lucky to get out of there alive! If Turner(*) hadn't taken us in that day we would have been killed!"

"But we can fight these creatures! All we've ever done is go fight with the law...this is our one chance to take matters into our own hands!"

Ap sat there and thought for a while "Ok...we'll check it out...tell Turner to watch the place for us. Get the others and load up"

 

Robbins walked out happy with herself. She turned the light on to the armory. It was a small room with guns on all the racks. Robbins picked up her 4 handguns and holstered them. She grabed 2 Uzi's and straped them to her legs. Then she grabed her shotgun and put it over her sholder. She walked down the halls and got over the PA system "Guys....Its go time..."

 

[1:35am] The main entrance

 

The Group checked the security outside, Noone was around. They Opened the side door and walked out. When it closed it showed to be a grass and rock imitation to keep the door hidden.

They straped thier weapons down and ran down the path into the city.

 

[1:45am]Subway A

 

They arrived at the subway to see A group of dead cops. "No man could do this..." Ap said

"It looks like nothing i have seen before...These claw marks look nothing of Lycan or vampire..."Robbins observed the body"Drake what do you think?"

Drake(**) Looked at the body and then they heard a series of noises come from the subway ahead.

"I think we should take this up with Turner...He would know what to do.." Ap took some pictures of the the damage"Lets go and make it quick." Ap jumped to the middle of the nearest building and exchanged the buildings until he reached the room of one. The others followed in.

Robbins called the HQ "Turner We're comming in with some interesting material so get the lab ready."

 

[1:50 AM] The Lab

 

Turner was in his early seventies but he assumed command over strategies anyway, He looked at the pictures slowly "Definatly something difrent..Probably something we haven't seen yet."

Ap was a little uneasy "This isn't good...40 years and this is the first time to find this?"

Turner tried to calm him down "Look there is no telling what else could be out there. This is all more reason why you should do what i tell you and attack them on thier own turf!" Turner had always tried to get the group to transform more often, He claimed he wanted to use thier power as a benifit.

"Even if we did theres no gaurentee that we would be able to fight them."

Turner was beginning to get annoyed "Look, you remember what happend last time! I KNOW you would be able to help us out!"

"LOOK we will when I am good and ready to do so!"

The others left the room,Ap and Turner always fought about using thier power.

"I think we whould listen to the commander..."Drake said

Goecus(*) shook his head "Look Ap has more experiance on the matter i think its best we leave it to him"

James( looked to Robbins"Your second in command here what do you think?"

Droeck(X) interupted"Lets not start this...lets just find out what we're dealing with here"

They agreed and walked into the lab again

Robbins interupted the argument between Ap and Turner

"Look we'll continue this later, right now lets spread out through the city and find out what we can do."

Ap turned from Turner and stoped for a moment

"I...will not allow this team to change until I apsolutely need to."

Then he and the others walked out. Turner glared at the closed door and muttered under his breath "And you will my friend...and you will..."

[Hiroki]

(( Actually, there was a whole group of slaughtered cops in the subway. ))

[Hiroki]

Near the Lizardman nest. ( 4:45 AM )

 

Deep in the sewers, ruble was shifting, an explosion had taken place only a few hours earlier. A slight knacking sound was heared as a rock bounced its way down the pile of ruble, however, a much louder crack was soon heared, as the ruble began to tople.

 

From the crumbling rocks, a living mass of tissue which covered wall and floor slowly began to creep forward once more. The hive had began to move past the barrier the Lizardmen had tried to seal it in.

 

(( I thought I would give your Lizardmen something to do, since they haven't really had anything they could participate in. ))

[Black Knight of Keno]

The lizardmen nest 4:57 AM

 

An alert sounded in the nest as two patrols had noticed the growth grow further down towards the nest. "Sir! It's moving fast down towards the main gate" one of the soldiers shouted infront of one of the computers. The hole room was filled with computers, and a platform in the back where was a leather chair for Asshakar.

"Get four patrols to the gate, we don't want it to get throught our defences. Corporal, have you made any contact with the growths controller?" Asshakar hissed, jumping up from his chair and walking to the ledge to see. "No, sir. It appears that there is no link between the growth and anyone" the corporal said, turning towards Asshakar.

Asshakar looked down and then sat back down to think

[Hiroki]

Very close to the Lizardman nest. ( 5:00 AM )

 

 

The growth moved rapidly down the sewers, it was not acting as it had before. It moved as if it had a directed to its growth, not just a random spreading as before. The Growth continued spread across the floor, walls, and ceiling of the area of sewer it covered.

 

It grew towards the Lizardmen base specificly now, where as before it had spread itself around, as if it did not care where it grew. It was almost as if something was thinking for it now. The growth was now mere feet from the Lizardmens nest, visible to the guards stationed outside.

 

And it was getting closer, quickly...the strange growth was not acting the same, and that is one thing that could be said for sure.

 

(( If you wonder how the Growth found your base, it simply used its eye-camera's to track your patrols, which had kept a constant watch over it as it progressed, so, it really was lead to your base by them. ))

[Black Knight of Keno]

near the lizardmen nest's gates 5:01 AM

 

Asshakar hissed. "Take the patrols in and send Assher down at the growth. Now!" He shouted.

It took only a minute as the patrols were away and Assher walked throught the gates to the growth. "What...? You are still here?" Assher said and set himself down on one knee. He felt the growth rapidly coming towards him. He watched it come freely in something like anger. "So, if you have came here to observe, forget it, if you have came in diplomatic issues, you will talk to me or send someone that knows how to speak English"

[Apologetic]

2:00am The main entrance

 

Ap had loaded up on all the weapons he could holster. He was about to climb in his car when Robbins stoped him."Where do you think you're goin?"

"Im going to do like you said at take this in my own hands, I'm going back to the station and im going to investigate.Turner is just going to bug me about it so I decided to go solo."

Then there was a voice from the darkness"Not without us..."Drake,Droeck,and Goecus steped out"You look like you're about to do something stuipid...We're in"

Ap smirked "Ok, follow me lets be quick about this."

Robbins got into Aps car and the others got into the other two cars.

They opend the front gate and drove into the city.

 

2:10am Subway Staion A

 

As they walked into the staion they noticed something they didnt before. There were scratches on the floor almost as if they were clawed by an animal. They cam in groups of three and there weren't very many of them.

"Looks like a...bileged...tri clawed...animal...And with scrqatches like this i think its the same thing that mauled the police." Drake implied

Ap rememebred the sounds comming from the right tunnel of the subway."I think we should go down there, most likely place to hide in a tunnel where the subway would go."

They all agreed "Robbins,Drake come with me. Droeck and Goecus stay out side the Subway,If any police show up radio us."

 

"Ok sir, We'll keep watch,you tell us if you have anytrouble ok?"

"No porblem"

Ap then walked into the dark subway with his shot gun in his hands.

 

 

2:30am Subway Tunnels

 

Ap and the others were only about 30feet in the tunnel when they stoped."You smell that?" Ap said

The others sniffed the air "Well...theres organic life and a strong strange bug and mold scent but thats not uncommon for that in a subway. I mean its ark and damp,perfect for it."Drake said

Robbins was a little tense "I dunno..somethings just not right..."

Ap felt that way to,why was there no lycan or vampire smell...not even human scent..

 

Deeper into the tunnels they heard some sparks and the smell of fire. There was a train stuck in the middle of th tunnel. As they gott into it they noticed it had crashed."Well looks like we found what caused your 'shake'" Ap said. As they walked to the front they found the cause for the crash, A strange growth in the way.

"Here's our threat..."

"You mean this stuff?"Robbins inquired

"Obviously it all makes sense, see this thing is here but look dow the tunnel." Ap pointed down the tunnel which was covered in this growth"See? What ever this thing is it didn't get here on its own, other wise we would've stoped it when it came in. My theroy is its something difrent...like its all one big organism and its trying to consume the subway for its home." Ap looked around at the little black dots on the growth "And these..."Ap moved from side to sid and it seemed to follow him"it looks like these things are watching us an this whole tunnel..."

"I don't know I mean...what if this isn't just some fungus?"

"This is one hell of a fungus"Drake said as he poked at it.

Ap looked at it and saw it pulsing"I think...this is just the begining...you kno like in that movie...what was it...Aliens where the queen took over the bulding and the gaurds atacked anyone in it" Ap just relized what he said. Robbins and Drake looked at each other and bustd out laughing. "IM SERIOUS what if this whole thing is just a way to hold the city for a huge being?"

Robbins a Drake finally stoped laughing

"Ok, ok supose i belived you...What being? I mean it hasn't dispatched minons on us."

"Well they didnt in the movie either till they posed a threat"

"I'm still sceptical..."

"You always are" Ap joked, the continued studying the growth not paying attention to the smell that was still wanding the tunnels...an organic...bug smell..

(Im kinda trying to make a point here but eh.)

[Hiroki]

The crashed train. ( 2:35 AM )

 

The Growth slowly pulsed as the strange figures approached it. It was calm however, and continued to sit there, unflinching. It was not growing any further in this spot, for some reason. Though it still kept a watch on the figures infront of it, the black holes that where spread across its surface always fixated on them.

 

At the gate of the Lizardman base. ( 5:03 AM )

 

The Growth had come to within mere feet of the gate, but had odly enough stopped dead in its tracks, almost as if it was waiting on something. It sat there, pulsing as it had before, the black holes that where randomly positioned on its surface fixed on the Lizardmen guards outside it.

 

The guards then heared a strange noise off in the distance, it sounded like the sticky sound made when one of them had walked onto the Growths surface. Except there where many, hundreds. They where at a distance now, but they where quickly growing closer...

[Apologetic]

2:35am Subway Tunnels

Ap was looking at the growth while Drake and Robbins were whispering behind him "You know we could just burn this down with our flames."

Ap heard but ignored it

"Yeah but SOMEONE won't allow us to transform anymore"

Ap finally had it "ALRIGHT" He turned on his transmitter "I want everyone to hear this, I am giving you all the choice to transform when ever you want.Over"

Ap turned to them "Ok, there fine you can do it when ever you want but i sugest not unless its a serious emergancy."

Robbins jumped up and hugged Ap she finally felt free

"Ok now, It's nothing, Infact im curious to see if we still have it."

"You won't regret this" she said

"Agreed" Drake added

Suddenly they heard sumthing, It was far off and suprising to catch but they heard squishing...lots of it.

"Thats not normal...somethings going on. I think we could..." Ap steped up on the growth"Seems stable..and it hasn't eaten me...but listen" Ap walked and the growth squished"doesn't that sound like..." They all looked at eachother and then down the tunnels.

"I don't think we should...I mean it sounds far away i'd say a good mile or so..."Drake said

"Yes, but it sounds like alot of squishing and not alot of talking, so that means it couldn't be people"

((Its not at the same time cuz somethings obviously walking on it toward the base and it would take some time to get there, this is why It's at this time and not yours.))

 

2:35 Subway entrace

 

Droeck(X) Couldn't belive his ears"Is this some kind of joke?"

Goecus was equally confused "I doubt it...He wouldn't joke like this"

"Then...WE CAN?!"

"Hold up now, He would only mean this for an emergency."

"True...I'm not going to chance facing his wrath" But in Droecks head he was thinking about changing as soon as he could

[Hiroki]

Subway tunnels. ( 2:40 AM. )

 

The sound of inhuman feet hitting the ground over and over filled the subway even at a distance. Hundreds of unseen soldiers making there way to some unknown place, quietly marching, no words being exchanged. The constant marching noise never being broken for even a second, as a puddle begins to quiver.

 

Near the sewer entrance. ( 3:57 AM )

 

The Constant sound of Marching had traveled through the subway, and down into the deep sewers. The movement of the unseen troops never slowing a bit, almost as if they never tired. They kept up the pace without breaking step even once.

[Apologetic]

2:40am Subway Tunnels

Ap heard the noise grow louder "Theres too many for our weapons, and we'd get alot of injury from what ever it is if we transformed."

After the rumble the others agreed. "Lets at least find out what it is."

Ap was curious on what it might be"Lets follow it, Just till we kno what it is."

[Hiroki]

Upper Sewers. ( 4:08 AM )

 

The army had continued its forward march into the sewers, the growth always ahead of them as they quickly decended the cannals of the sewer, moving closer and closer to there target with each step they take, there strange, inhuman feet coming down with sploch each time.

 

They knew they where being followed. They knew ever since the hybrids had began walking on the Growth, the black holes always keeping an eye on them as they carefully followed. However, they had kept there distance, and where not worth changing the armies course.

[Apologetic]

4:05Am Subway hole

 

Ap looked at the giant hole that the growth had made."Stinks...Most likely sewer" Ap jumped down but he held gentally. so he didn't disturb the growth"Be gental I just want to make sure this thing doesn't engulf us."

The others did the same thing but were reluctant.

Ap looked at the growth" Perfect for this, All this is like fertilizer. It needs to feed..." Ap thought about this for a moment."That would mean...it needs organic life...Anything..."

"Its trying to control the sewer until its strong enough?"Robbins inquired

"Well like in that movie Aliens2, the young ones needed to host on the bodies and im thinking it's about the same way.."Ap said

They heard the steps getting louder,theywere getting a bit closer already halfway through the sewers.

[Hiroki]

Deeper into the sewers. ( 4:35 AM )

 

They where close, very close. There target would not take long to reach now, there journey was almost complete. It would not be long before they where at the gates of there advisary, and then they will see where things lead from there.

 

Would there be peace? Would there be war? Whatever was controlling them did not know for sure. But whatever was going to happen, it was going to happen soon.

[Mandalorian54]

((Okay, what's with the huge time leap? Is all this happening at 2:40, or 4:05? I think it would acctually be better for it to happen at 4:05, and I know Ap that most of your stuff happened around 1-2 ish but pushing it to four will allow my guys to get in and out in between there for you. Except that by 4 other police will be there to clear up all the dead police and such.))

 

Tathar's mansion 1:45 AM

 

Miryia sat at the wheel of a black car, seven identical black cars were behind her each filled with four Night Hawkes. The cars sat parked at the side of the road parallel to the mansion's eight foot iron fence which lined the yard. Miryia's car was closest to the fence's gate as she watched Sain lead another seven cars through the gate and towards their destenations. Miryia followed the last car as it left the gate and her seven cars followed her. Sain was the first to part the group as he headed towards a safe house in center town. Another group left towards subway station B, and Miryia lead her group and the last group towards subway station A.

[Apologetic]

4:40am Not too far behind the soldiers

 

Ap and everyone came to a dead stop as they saw shadows. They were odd shadows they hadn't seen. They looked around the bend and saw them for a brief moment. They were...giant bugs...Insects that were thicker from the neck down.They were all converging on one location."I'm not liking this, I'd run right now if i didn't think they already knew we were here." Ap wispered.

"What?"Drake was lost

Ap explained"Look the thing is, what ever this growth is, its connected to the insects, and this growth feels and see's us. I would not be suprised if it could hear us right now.

I think they dont think of us as a threat, so we need to make sure we don't pose a threat."

Robbins and Drake nodded."Ok lets stay down" They contiued to follow the soldiers.

[Hiroki]

Very close to the Lizardmens base. ( 4:55 AM )

 

On top of there target almost, the swarm of strange insects began to march even faster than before, almost starting to jog rather than march. They where rushing to get to there destination now. As Ap and the others looked at them, they looked to almost be devoid of any and all emotion. All the same, all in perfect order.

[Apologetic]

5:00am Out side the lizard mens base

 

Ap and the others finally knew where the soldiers were going, the lizardmens base. The lizardmen had caused a few problems for the group back when they were special ops. Nothing more than any Lycan or Vamp did but definatly an annoyance.

"Looks like they're going to fight back"Ap looked at the burnt peices of organic matter further down on the ground"I have a feeling they attacked this stuff looks like they burned it. This provesmy theroy, They are connected to this and they are hostile to attackers."

"So what do we do? We can't let it control the city. But we dont want to have an enemy like this,its too costly for our small numbers."

Ap thought a while "I think we should leave it be let it control mabye help it."

Robbins shot a look at Ap"What are you saying-"

Ap motioned to the eyes and the growth.

Robbins looked around "Yes it would make a great ally..."

Ap smiled and put a small walking camera to over see the fight.

"We need to know what they can do first."

They got down and watched the reactions

[Hiroki]

(( Basically what happened at 5 AM is where we have arived at. ))